((During departure))
Rima nodded and followed after the others. Having nothing with her that was not on her person, she was one of the first to leave. Those standing close to her can here her quietly singing some sort of chant to herself that she marches in time to. However, it is so quiet you can't make out the words.

Kree perched on her shoulder for the journey. She grew increasingly nervous during the trip on account of the growls from the woods, but other than a bit of fidgeting did not express it.

When they got to the clearing and Bulwark began to open the door, Rima turns to Mirae, "Please thank Sorno for all he has done for us. I have much respect for him and, if ever there is an opportunity, will repay him for his service." Then she turns her attention to Bulwark and the door.

Glancing back to see if everyone is following, Mirae sees the campfire fade away and almost hears the relief that everything is returning to normal. Once they are gone from this place, the forest will be as it should and its children can live in peace. Turning back to the path she moves forward with quiet confidence, unperturbed by the watchers within the trees, leaving no trace of her passing. When the forest thins and they leave the messengers behind, she calls out softly to them in Sylvan to thank them for their service.

The extended walk is no hardship for one who has lived on the move for some time, and Mirae has plenty of energy to converse with Sorno as they follow the path to its end. She is delighted by the sight of the waterfall, and takes a moment to breathe deeply and enjoy the freshness of the air.

Her attention is drawn to Denni's antics, and she gapes as what looks like a keyhole is found. "Look at that!" she exclaims, speaking in Common for the first time since leaving the camp. "His eyes are like a light in the darkness, showing us the way..." She hurries over to kneel beside her companion, hugging and praising him before encouraging him to keep looking at the keyhole.

Glancing up at Rima, she smiles at the girl... woman... whatever she was, it was hard to tell under that hood... and conveys the thanks to Sorno, then waits to see what will happen when Bulwark turns the key.

THe key turns easily in the keyhole and you hear two resounding clicks from inside the rock face. Then key glows brightly and disappears. Slowly the face of the rock changes, swirling and shifting until it is solid rock no more, but a hallway that extends away from the clearing.

Problem is, theres two of them, one on either side of where the keyhole appeared. At a glance they seem to be exactly the same, clearly not part of the rock it is a stone hallway, the walls, floor and ceiling inscribed with magical runes. As you examine the two gates, you hear an ominous sound.

Drums and the racous braying of a battle horn. And they arent far away.

Suddenly each of you is plunged into complete darkness. You can hear the others around you. You can hear something else, the banshee like screams of a wraith approaching. For a moment the sound freezes you in your tracks.

Then a woman's voice screams, "RUN FOR THE GATE!!!"

Her voice frees you from your fears and you each run. You remember where the doors were when the darkness descended and aim in that direction. You leap through the door into the enchanted hallway. For a brief moment you can see the armies of the dead descending upon the ravine from above, see the trees withering at their approach, then you feel the sickening pull of a plane shift....


((Fade to black))


((Here is the forum equivalent to an end of session. You have achieved the goals set out to you this session and like any good GM youre being left with a bit of a cliffhanger. I am leaving the thread open for another 24 hours or so in case any who havent had a chance to post recently have an opportunity to do so. Come Wednesday after I get up I am going to tie up any loose ends for this thread and post the start of the next one. Great work guys, keep it up. Also if you havent posted a respone to the question about splitting the group up please do so plarticularly if you have an objection to the idea. I am flexible its not written in stone anmd certainly can be reconsidered if folks arent happy with the idea.))